Cafeteria Charity Program "Share Your Lunch"
World Food Programme School Feeding Initiatives

On March 2008, Citi in Japan started a cafeteria charity program that supports the World Food Programme's School Feeding Initiatives. At the Cafeteria, main menu and coffee menu include either a 10-yen or 20-yen donation in the price to fund school meal programs. All donation amounts are donated to WFP.

Citibank Japan also supports the School Feeding Initiatives from donations from vending machines proceeds.

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United Nations World Food Programme: School Feeding Initiatives

WFP has been supporting School Feeding initiatives for more than 40 years all over the world in developing countries. In 2006, about 20.2 million children were fed at school. The School Feeding Initiatives support children in developing nations by providing at least one nutritious meal each day. Not only does this meal physically nourish the children, but it also attracts them to school, boosts enrollment (especially girls), promotes regular attendance, and enhances student performance.

Related press release (PDF:96KB)

FIT (Financial Industry in Tokyo) for Charity

This event brings participants in the financial markets in Tokyo together to raise money for a number of charitable causes and demonstrate our industry's commitment to the community. Citi has been a sponsor since the first year, 2005 and continues to be an active supporter through both organization and participation in the event.

YMCA

The YMCA International Charity run is a volunteer relay race to support the YMCA's outdoor activities and programs for mentally and physically challenged children across the country. Citi has been sponsoring this program as a main sponsor, runner and site volunteer.

1. Citi Volunteer Program

Citi supports its employees' volunteer activities through the Citi Volunteer Program. The Volunteer Program has three parts:

• Volunteer Day: Eligible employees can take one day off per year to do volunteer work for any eligible organization of their choice.
• Volunteer Incentive Program: If eligible employees volunteer 50 or more hours per year at authorized NPOs, Citi gives cash donations to the NPO.
• Volunteer Management System: Employees can use the optional electric system to seek volunteer activities and track their volunteer hours

2. Global Community Day

While many Citi employees volunteer year-round in their communities, Citi's annual Global Community Day, started in 2006, bringing employees from over 100 countries together as a global volunteer team on a single day.

On November 7, 2009, more than 40,000 Citi volunteers, including family and friends, made a positive difference in their local communities all around the world. In Japan, more than 1,100 employees and their families volunteered across the country.

Related press release (PDF:136KB)

3. Other Activities

Citi employees conduct various volunteer activities.

• Assist in the set-up and running of bazaars at the Shinagawa Consolidated Welfare Center.
• Citi employees collect stamps to be used for buying walking sticks for elderly people.
• Volunteering through employee club activities:
  Hiking Club
  The club has invited under-privileged children to embrace nature by participating in hiking excursions in the vicinity of Mount Tsukuba with employee volunteers and their families.
  Fishing Club
  The club invites a group of 100 foster children and their foster parents for a fishing and barbecue outing every summer since 2003.

Citi take the partnership with NPO/NGO in Community activities such as Financial Education and Charity.

We regard partnership with NPO/NGO, which is very important and support them as the specialists in their fields. We contribute to the society by working together.

In addition to on-going philanthropic efforts, when disaster strikes, Citi strives to support the victims of natural catastrophes in a timely and compassionate manner. In support of relief activities both locally and in conjunction with global efforts, Citi employees give their own time and resources to bring some order to the lives of those affected. Citi in Japan supports employee efforts by matching monetary donations and helping organize non-monetary relief.

• Sumatra Earthquake, Indian Ocean Tsunami (Dec. 2004)
• Hurricane Katrina (May 2005)
• Pakistan Earthquake (Oct. 2005)
• Java Earthquake in Indonesia (May 2006)
• Noto Peninsula Earthquake in Ichikawa Pref. (March 2007)
• Niigata Chuetsu Oki Earthquake (July 2007)
• China Earthquake (May 2008)
• Iwate Miyagi Earthquake (June 2008)
• Typhoon Ondoy in the Philippines (Sep. 2009)
• Sumatra Earthquake (Oct. 2009)
• Haiti Earthquake (Jan. 2010)